51.8% of residents of Elmont speak English at home.
18.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
22.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 17,062 (46.4%)
(66.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 17,771

Other state: 1,623

Northeast: 249

Midwest: 69

South: 1,170

West: 119

94.5% of Elmont residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 28.7% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 93.4% lived in New York.